One hundred years ago today
U-19, commanded by Constantin Kolbe, attacked the Royal Navy trawler HMT
Cameo. I have it recorded in the '100 Years' thread, but something about this strikes me as very odd. According to the dates given in
www.uboat.net this would be Kolbe's third and last war patrol in U-19, yet he commanded that boat for another eight months. It was his only attack during this patrol, and it was unsuccessful.
I've searched every source I can find, and none of my questions are answered. Why were there no more attacks on this patrol? Was the U-boat damaged in the attack? Why were there no more patrols in those eight months? None of it is really important, but I hate gaps in the information and unanswered questions.